Person taken into custody following incident at New Plymouth airport

Police took a person into custody following an incident at New Plymouth airport on Sunday, July 14 2024.

A person was taken into custody on Sunday following an incident at New Plymouth airport.

A police spokesperson said police were called to the airport at 11.35am.

“A person was reportedly yelling and causing others to feel unsafe.”

A witness said they saw four police cars arrive at the airport “with their sirens and lights going”.

“They parked right outside and ran in.”

The witness said a person had been “making threats” and “shouting lots”.

“I was glad the police got there so quickly, it was frightening to hear all the shouting.”

The police spokesperson said one person was taken into custody at the scene.